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An abandoned Somerton tip formerly run by a company being prosecuted by Hume council was hit by �re on Friday, requiring 35 CFA and MFB vehicles to attend. Fire crews were called to the scene, off Patullos Lane, near the Hume Highway, at 2.30am on Friday. Staff from a neighbouring business, Honda, were evacuated. Hume council began legal action to force company director Gene Skliar, of Ecotec Woodwaste, to clean up the site more than 12 months ago. A large �re that broke out at the site in September last year smouldered for two weeks. The cause of last Friday’s �re was unknown when Star Weekly went to print.Star Weekly went to print.Star Weekly Alexandra Laskie

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Mernda’s new multi-million dollar police station will be built on the corner of Bridge Inn Road and Pimpinella Pass.

Construction on the long-awaited station will begin next year, with a forecast completion date of mid-2017.

�e station will operate 24 hours a day and house uniformed o�cers, a family violence unit, criminal investigation unit, divisional response unit and administrative sta�.

Police Minister Wade Noonan and Yan Yean MP Danielle Green were at the site last Wednesday.

Ms Green said: “�e people of Mernda and Doreen have waited a long time for this station and I’m proud this government has listened to them.”

Mernda Needs a Police Station campaign spokesman Tom Joseph said he was thrilled the state government had followed through on its election commitment to build the station in its �rst term.

“It’s ideally located between Mernda and Doreen,” he said. “I really wanted it somewhere in this area.”

Mr Joseph, who started the campaign for a police station in Mernda or Doreen almost two years ago, said last week’s state government announcement was a victory for the community.

Ms Green commended Mr Joseph on his commitment to the campaign. She said a local police station would help combat increasing reports of family violence in the area.

Neither Mr Noonan nor Whittlesea police’s Acting Inspector Lindsay Cook was able to comment on the exact number of uniformed police to be based at the new station.

President of Whittlesea Agricultural Society and Whittlesea Neighbourhood Watch volunteer John Kreitling said news that the future station would operate on a 24-hour basis was a coup for Whittlesea township.

“It will take the load o� Whittlesea police and it’s in a great position because it’s easily accessible,” he said.

Whittlesea mayor Steven Kozmevski said one of the biggest challenges was ensuring state and federal government investment in infrastructure and services kept up with the increasing demand.

Land for the new police station, a short distance from the Plenty and Bridge Inn roads roundabout, was purchased from property developer RCL Group which is now building the almost-completed Renaissance Rise development in Mernda.

RCL Group also recently sold a nearby parcel of land to the state government for a future Mernda P-12 school.

Group development manager Angus Ramsay said the sale of the 1.3-hectare police site should be �nalised before the end of the year.

“�ey [state government] came to us recently wanting to have a chat about suitable sites in the area,” he said. “�is seemed ideal.”

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Whittlesea council will join an alliance campaigning for reforms to Australia’s gambling industry.

Councillors last week unanimously voted to support the Alliance for Gambling Reform, a newly formed group spearheaded by World Vision Australia chief executive Tim Costello and Monash University’s senior lecturer in the school of public health, Charles Livingstone.

�e alliance is focusing on poker machine-related harm and campaigning for a $1 per spin bet limit in Victoria, along with licensing changes to address the proliferation of gambling machines in vulnerable communities.

Cr Sam Alessi said it was important the council join the alliance to address the rate of money being lost on poker machines in the outer north.

“�is is an incredibly important issue in our municipality considering we have reached over the $100 million mark per year that’s being lost in poker machines … it’s so hard for councils to argue at the commission because the commission is on another planet,” Cr Alessi said.

“�e way they assess applications is not conducive to what’s happening on the ground in local communities.”

So far, 20 Australian councils have agreed to support the alliance, which entails hosting community campaigns and partnering with local services, community leaders and businesses to inform them about the health risks of gambling. �e Whittlesea campaign will start next year.

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Meter thieves hit Craigieburn kids

Craigieburn Primary School assistant principal Jim Beattie inspects the theft site. (Joe Mastroianni)

Five water meters were stolen in Craigieburn last week, temporarily a�ecting water supplies for a primary school, a secondary school and a childcare centre.

�e the�s from Aitken Creek Primary School, Mt Ridley Junior College and Craigieburn Primary School followed the the�s about a week earlier of six meters from Craigieburn West YMCA, Aitken Creek Primary School, Craigieburn shopping centre, the Hume Tennis and Community Centre and DS Aitken Reserve.

Craigieburn West YMCA children’s service manager Lisa Funston said the disruption to running water forced the centre to close on November 13.

Parents were asked last �ursday to bring bottled water for drinking, with the toilets to be used as little as possible, a�er the centre’s three meters were stolen for the second time in less than a week.

Ms Funston said she made the call to alert parents that the centre had been targeted again early on �ursday morning. “For children aged up to �ve, you can’t really tell them to hold on.”

Aitken Creek Primary School principal Peter Katsikapis said the school was without water for about one-and-a-half hours on November 13 before Yarra Valley Water (YVW) was able to reconnect it.

YVW managing director Pat McCa�erty said the spate of sel�sh the�s had hit at the heart of the local community.

“�ese thieves have caused signi�cant community disruption for the sake of less than $200, which is the value the thieves may get as scrap metal,” he said.

“Replacing stolen meters in our service area costs in excess of $80,000 each year, a cost that is worn by the community.”

He said YVW was in the process of replacing its brass meters with steel to signi�cantly reduce the resale value to deter further the�s.

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By Alexandra Laskie

A Whittlesea councillor has called for greater protections for the municipality’s old dry stone walls, many of which have been around for more than 150 years.

Cr Rex Gri�n has questioned the strength of the council’s updated heritage and conservation policy when it comes to protecting dry stone walls from development.

At last week’s council meeting, he called for more punitive powers when developers or private property owners demolish the old walls.

“Developers are just coming through, and all those walls will go. What checks have we got?

“�ere is nothing to bind the policy. �ere’s

no punishment. Once those walls are gone they’re gone,” he said.

Dry stone walls are built without cement or mud. In Whittlesea, they were built by settlers using a variety of local rocks, including bluestone and honeycomb, to mark property boundaries and keep rabbits at bay.

Dry Stone Walls Association of Australia president Jim Holdsworth supported Cr Gri�n’s call for tougher protections in Whittlesea.

He suggested the council follow the lead of Wyndham and Melton, whose councils surveyed every dry stone wall before identifying the best examples and formally protecting them in local planning schemes.

“We do support … formal mechanisms to retain the best, most representative, dry stone walls,” Mr Holdsworth said.

Whittlesea’s current policy is “to avoid demolition of dry stone walls” and support the retention and sympathetic integration of old walls into new developments and subdivisions.

Mr Holdsworth said there were some good examples in Whittlesea where developers had retained dry stone walls on their land.

Some of the best examples were at the old Creeds Farm at Epping and on the south side of Harvest Home Road, he said.

�e council’s established areas planning manager Darren Jackson said it could prosecute landowners who illegally demolish walls.

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Cr Rex Grif�n wants tougher rules to protect the area’s old dry stone walls. (Joe Mastroianni)

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A community group has collected more than 300 signatures opposing Melbourne Airport’s plans for a third runway.

�e Hume Residents Airport Action Group set up an information booth at Gladstone Park shopping centre on November 14 to distribute information about the airport’s proposed east-west runway, which would a�ect Gladstone Park, Westmeadows, Tullamarine and Broadmeadows residents.

Group spokesman Frank Rivoli, who is also

one with an east-west orientation. �e group’s �ier cites its main objections as being that “the current runways will not reach capacity for years to come”, while local communities will su�er from noise, pollution and vibration from low-�ying aircra�, and house prices will su�er.

Mr Rivoli said the state government needed to start talking about retro�tting houses with insulation as part of plans for the extra runway.

“We need our health looked a�er.”Melbourne Airport spokeswoman

Anna Gillet said the community would be

a member of Melbourne Airport’s Community Aviation Consultation Group (CACG), an independent forum set up to canvas the issues and impacts of the airport, said more than 300 signatures were collected in just six hours.

“�at’s one signature every minute-and- a-half, which shows there’s a lot of concern,” Mr Rivoli said. “It shows that people want more information about how the third runway is going to impact their houses.”

Mr Rivoli was one of a number of volunteers who handed out �iers outlining the group’s argument against a third runway, speci�cally

kept abreast of the progress of its runway development program (RDP), which includes the proposed third runway.

“We are currently undertaking a range of technical studies, with the �ndings of the ecological study having been released at the CACG forum in August,” Ms Gillet said.

She said a recent public awareness campaign about major projects, such as Terminal 4, RDP, Airport Drive and other developments, had engaged “about 400 people”.

Mr Rivoli said his group would conduct its own counter-campaign next year.

Voices rise against third runway

Fittingly, it was a slow trawl up the Yarra earlier this year that provided the inspiration for Mary Hyde’s entry in a maritime-themed art contest.

Her oil painting, Docked and Loading, Docked and Loading, Docked and Loadingcaptures the apparent calmness surrounding freighters even as seafarers go about their work loading cargo. Blue sky frames two ships docked in Melbourne, while the city skyline can be seen in the distance.

Judges in the Mission to Seafarers’ ANL Maritime Art Award called it a “standout favourite”.

Hyde won the people’s choice award in 2009, but this year she won the coveted overall award.

�e Epping resident described winning the competition as an inspiring experience. �e artist of 20 years has never formally trained but has loved painting since she was a child.

“I’ve had a few classes over the years but nothing at a tertiary level.”

�is is her sixth year as an entrant in the award yet ships and naval scenes are not her preferred subject matter. Rich colour and broad brushstrokes are hallmarks of her work.

“I paint anything and everything, but favour outdoor scenery,” says Hyde, who’s a member of the Victorian Artists Society and a winner of its artist of the year award in 2006 and 2012.

Mission to Seafarers chief executive o�cer Andrea Fleming said the quality of the exhibition this year was outstanding.

“�e recurring theme, ‘the relationship between humanity and the sea’, conveys the importance of the ongoing work of the mission while showcasing the art genre,” Ms Fleming said.

�e exhibition, at 717 Flinders Street, Docklands, is open from noon until 6pm daily until November 27.

Alexandra Laskie Mary Hyde won the Maritime Art Award for her oil painting of a port scene (inset). (Shawn Smits)

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�e judges have declared it … Mill Park Secondary College is the “koolest” school in the state.

At the 19th annual Kool Skool awards, held in Ringwood earlier this month, Mill Park took out the top award when it was named the Koolest Skool of 2015 for a music album written and produced by its students.

�e competition, open to every secondary school in Victoria, is aimed at developing students’ songwriting skills and giving them an outlet to express their creativity.

It’s the 11th year the Mill Park school has been involved, and this time it raked

in a slew of awards and nominations. Music teacher Wendy Nagel said students were nominated for ‘best ballad’ and ‘best female voice’, among other categories, and took out the awards for ‘special judges’ award for a band and for a singer-songwriter’, ‘best duet’, ‘best EDM track’ and ‘best R&B’.

Ms Nagel said the students worked tirelessly in preparing for the event. “We spent two long days in Studio 52 recording our CD, and we had the graphic arts students involved in the photography, layout and artwork for the CD cover.”

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Kool kids in hot formStudents Tristan, Talisa, Draven, Rebecca and Brandon. (Joe Mastroianni)

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Dog poisonedEpping police are appealing for information about a dog-baiting incident in Thomastown earlier this month. On November 8, the backyard of a house in Pioneer Court was entered. The trespassers �lled up a dog bowl with rat poison then �ed. The Ridgeback cross-breed was quickly taken to a vet and is expected to make a full recovery.

Aquatic centre build startsConstruction has started on the $32.5 million Craigieburn Regional Aquatic and Leisure Centre. Once �nished it will include a �tness and health and wellness centre, slides, a water play area, gym, steam room, spa and an indoor 50-metre pool with 10 lanes. Construction is expected to be completed in February 2017.

Diamond Creek teen missingPolice are appealing for public assistance to help locate a teenager who went missing in Diamond Creek last Monday. Ktlyn Rankin, 14, left her school in St Helena some time during the day and has not been seen since. She’s described as 150cm tall with a slim build and long brown hair. When last seen, she was wearing her school uniform, including a black polo top with a burgundy-coloured collar and a black pleated sports skirt. Anyone who sees her is urged to contact 000.

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Eleven of the 14 dogs declared to be restricted breeds by Hume council were found to be unregistered at the time of the declaration, an inquiry has heard.

�e failures to register occurred from the enforcing of new dog laws in 2011 until this year. In its submission to the state government’s Inquiry into the Legislative and Regulatory Framework Relating to Restricted Breed Dogs, the Municipal Association of Victoria (MAV) said dog ownership “should be understood as a responsibility and not a right”.

�e MAV’s submission focuses on the

ownership and protect the community. �e inquiry committee called for submissions and is now hearing from witnesses, including MAV.

MAV chief executive Rob Spence appeared before the committee last Tuesday, stressing that owner suitability and responsibility were critical to improving community safety. He said the �rst test of responsible dog ownership was registration of the dog with a local council.

“�e MAV understands that a substantial number of dogs declared by councils to be restricted-breed dogs were unregistered at the time they came to the council’s attention,” the MAV’s submission states. “For example, 11 of the 14 dogs declared by Hume council

councils’ experiences as the sole authorities charged with implementing and enforcing the restricted-breed dog legislation, introduced in 2011 by the state government.

�is law made it an o�ence to own a restricted-breed dog – unless it had been registered before the law came into e�ect – and it was a criminal o�ence to breed them.

�e new law also gave councils powers to seize and euthanase dangerous and restricted- breed dogs. �at power was revoked when a moratorium on euthanasia was imposed pending the current parliamentary inquiry.

�e inquiry is looking into whether the current laws encourage responsible dog

were unregistered at the time of declaration.”�e MAV submission also referred to council

o�cers being forced to endure abusive and threatening attention from dog owners.

“�e MAV has been told of o�cers receiving death threats and of experiencing substantial stress and anxiety as a result of their involvement in restricted dog-breed cases.

“It is disgraceful,” the submission states.Some Hume council local laws o�cers,

having associated with dog owners, had received threatening emails, letters and phone calls and been abused while driving council-branded cars, according to a council spokesman.

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A new $9.6 million sports centre opened at Mernda on Friday has been dubbed the ‘Etihad of the North’.

Whittlesea mayor Steven Kozmevski, federal McEwen MP Rob Mitchell and Mernda Football and Netball Club members turned out for the opening at the Breadalbane Avenue centre last week.

�e sprawling facility features two football ovals with lighting, a netball court, a half basketball court and a mixed-use community pavilion.

Clubs were invited to train there for the �rst time last July, but the o�cial opening was held o� until the pavilion was completed this year. �e pavilion includes women’s change and umpires’ facilities.

Cr Kozmevski said the Waterview Recreation reserve was a “much needed facility”.

“Sports facilities such as this are important hubs for providing essential services to our community. As Mernda is home to nearly 17,000 residents, and counting, this centre is a wonderful place to bring the community together under one roof.”

All three levels of government chipped in for the $3.73million pavilion. �e federal government gave $2.5million, the state government $708,333 and Whittlesea council $522,667. Contracts were awarded last August and construction started just a month later.

Cr Kozmevski said user clubs had already reported an increase in membership.

“No sooner had the temporary fences been taken down, the local community came out to play,” he said.

Alexandra Laskie Waterview Recreation Reserve in Mernda. (Supplied)

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Students at an Epping school can now make use of a new trades training workshop designed especially to cover VCAL subjects. St Monica’s College opened the St Joseph’s Workshop Trade Skills Centre at its Davisson Street campus last Wednesday. Principal Brian Hanley said there was growing demand for VCAL trade skills courses, and more than 300 students would use the workshop next year. The Epping facility was made possible with a $1 million grant from the federal government. Liberal senator Michael Ronaldson said at the opening last week that such training centres enabled students to pursue vocational pathways. “This St Joseph’s centre is all about giving students the real skills they need to help them get the jobs that the nation will need in future,” Senator Ronaldson said. Alexandra Laskie

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A series of public forums and surveys has found diverging views on where to locate a new station when the rail line is extended from South Morang to Mernda.

But there was broad consensus that the Mernda station should be fully integrated with the new town centre.

A Public Transport Victoria (PTV) report on its two-month public consultation showed most people who completed online surveys and took part in online forums preferred a station

at Hawkstowe Parade, South Morang, because it was close to where they live. But those who attended community workshops or stakeholder forums preferred a new station at Marymede.

�e report clari�ed the diverging views by noting that people who attended workshops and forums were given more information about potential locations, such as the availability of land for commuter parking.

�e PTV report was released last Wednesday following the state government’s �rst stage of consultation with the public and major stakeholders, which include Whittlesea council

Views clash over Mernda rail

Emblazoned across a hilly slope behind the Broadmeadows Sporting Club is a black and white sign that reads: “Hume says no to violence”.

Hume council hopes its sign – painted in huge white letters on grass across the equivalent of three suburban blocks – will send a message to the community to take a stand against family violence.

�e council’s display coincides with White Ribbon Day (November 25), an annual male-led campaign that works to prevent male violence against women.

To mark the event, the council will host Australian of the Year Rosie Batty and Governor-General Sir Peter Cosgrove at the Broadmeadows Town Hall on Wednesday.

Ms Batty will speak about the loss of her son Luke at the hands of his father and her former partner, and about her outspoken

campaign against domestic violence. �e council has also erected an anti-violence sign on the town hall and, from late November, people will be able to watch animated �lms centred on the theme of family violence at the Gee Lee-Wik Doleen Gallery in Craigieburn.

Tickets to the free White Ribbon event starting at 3pm on Wednesday can be accessed online at https://humewhiteribbon.eventbrite.com.au

Mayor Helen Patsikatheodorou next to the large anit-violence sign. (Joe Mastroianni)

Council makes its point

and VicRoads. PTV’s consultation focused on the public’s support for the rail extension to Mernda, its preference for a station located at Marymede or Hawkstowe, and what was envisioned for Mernda as the end point.

One key �nding was that there was overwhelming support for the rail extension.

Others were that people are most interested in �nding out when construction will start, when services will begin operating, and whether there will be adequate commuter parking.

“Most survey respondents would prefer

to drive to the station and park,” the report stated.

�e 2015-16 state budget allocated $9 million for further investigation into the extension of the South Morang line to Mernda.

A business case for the project is due before year’s end.

Pending con�rmation of funding, the state government has committed to begin the project in its �rst term so that trains begin arriving at the new Mernda station in June 2019.

�e Mernda Residents Association was contacted for comment.

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Extravaganza �nale Thomastown Neighbourhood House is hosting its ‘end of year extravaganza’ with craft stalls and games on Sunday, December 5, 10am-1pm, at Thomastown library.■ 8376 6939

Teens in tech modeTech for Teens is a new fun way for children to get into electronics and technology. Technology enthusiast Sandeep Karun will run sessions on making robots, 3D design and electronic gadgets at Creeds Farm Living and Learning Centre in Epping North. The sessions are for children aged 10 and over.■ Sandeep, 0409 076 192

Bats and snakes Learn about the microbats that inhabit your suburb on December 4, 7.30-10pm. Microbats are much smaller than the larger �ying foxes; some are so small they can �t inside a matchbox. Rob Gration

COMMUNITY CALENDARWANT YOUR EVENT LISTED? Community Calendar is made available free of charge to not-for-pro�t organisations to keep the public informed of special events and activities. Send item details to Star Weekly Community Calendar, Corner Thomsons Road and Keilor Park Drive, Keilor Park, 3042, or email to [email protected]. Deadline for copy and announcements is noon Tuesday.

Come smell the roses The Peaceful Land of Joy and Meditation opens its doors this weekend for its annual rose garden open day. Entry $5 or $10 for families. At 1425 Mickleham Road (access via Cookes Road), Yuroke.■ 9333 1770

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Find out more and share your thoughts on the Mernda Rail Extension The Victorian Government has committed to extending theSouth Morang train line to Mernda to cater for the significant population growth in Melbourne’s north.

We invite you to come along to find out about how your feedbackis helping to shape the planning for the Mernda Rail Extension and discuss your thoughts on the Mernda Doreen bus improvements.

Can’t make it to a workshop or pop up? Visit ptv.vic.gov.au/getinvolvedfor more information on how to get involved.

For languages other than English, please callFor languages other than English, please callFor languages other than English, please callFor languages other than English, please call1800 800 007 to access a translation service. to access a translation service. to access a translation service.1800 800 007 to access a translation service.1800 800 007

Opportunities to get involved

Community information sessionsTuesday 1 December 2015, 7:00pm – 8:30pmMarymede Catholic College,60 Williamsons Rd, South Morang

Saturday 5 December 2015, 9:30am – 11:00amWhittlesea Community Activity Centre,57-61 Laurel St, Whittlesea

Saturday 5 December 2015, 1:30pm – 3:00pmMernda Community Activity Centre,70 Mernda Village Dr, Mernda

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To enter, visit www.winthisnow.com.au and follow the prompts. Entries close at 11.59pm on Sunday, November 29, and will be drawn at 9am the next day at 214 Park Street, South Melbourne, 3205. Winners will be noti�ed in writing and their names published at www.winthisnow.com.au. Terms and conditions are available at www.winthisnow.com.au

Fair exchange Carome Homestead’s monthly produce swap is on Sunday, December 5, 10.30am until noon, for exchanging of vegies, seeds, seedlings, compost, worm tea, worms, used coffee grounds, jams, preserves, baked goods, eggs and chook poo. All produce is donated, swapped, bartered or traded. Sales are not allowed. Booking essential.Community Garden at Carome Homestead, 10 Hathfelde Boulevard, Mernda.■ 0407 138 396

Feedback on Huskisson parkA community consultation day about planned upgrades to the playground at Huskisson Reserve takes place on Saturday, December 5, 12.30pm until 2pm at Huskisson Avenue, Lalor. Plans include a wider range of play equipment to suit different age groups, improving access for people with prams or mobility aids, improving the bus shelter, upgrading the basketball facilities and providing more public seating and picnic tables. Come and have your say.■ 9401 0539

Carols by CandlelightThe 2015 Whittlesea Carols by Candlelight will be held on Friday, December 11, from 7pm until 10pm. The Community Carols Choir has been busy rehearsing and will perform alongside the Diamond Valley Brass Band. Santa and his mischievous elves will make a special appearance. Free entertainment includes face painting, a live nativity scene, an animal farm and art workshops. Food and drink will be available for purchase on the night, or bring your own picnic rug and goodies.■ 9217 2174


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The Whittlesea Melbourne North branch at Bundoora is the newest G.J. Gardner Homes franchise, with registered builder Pat Menzies opening doors as the newest franchisee this Saturday.

Pat has more than 17 years’ experience in custom-built homes, knock-down rebuilds and dual occupancy developments. He is excited to be continuing to develop high-quality dwellings, now at better value with the substantial buying power of the international G.J. Gardner Homes brand. Pat believes his local knowledge and understanding of the area’s diversity will be invaluable to clients.

“We’re located in one of Melbourne’s biggest growth corridors,” Pat says. “We’re well positioned to service both the inner and more established suburbs with knock-down rebuilds, and we’ll also cater for new houses in the suburbs being established in Melbourne’s north.

“We’re a customer-driven builder, with clear plans and speci�cations absolutely paramount. Honest, transparent communication is, I believe, the key to a successful build.”

Ross Morley, managing director of G.J. Gardner Victoria and Tasmania, believes the diverse offerings will suit the various �rst, second and third home-owners’ market in northern Melbourne and Whittlesea.

“While we have some simple, standard designs,” Ross says. “Our builds often incorporate a certain amount of customisation, especially for those clients who have owned or built a house previously. They know what they want and we like to accommodate.

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PREMIER FIRSTSRound 7, Saturdays 14 & 21 NovemberFRANKSTON PENINSULA V ESSENDONAt AH Butler Oval, FrankstonFRANKSTON PENINSULA 1st Innings 197ESSENDON 1st Innings (res at 1-23)J LIDGETT c Salerni b McCormick. . . . . . . . . . 10B MACRAE not out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123J GALEOTTI lbw b Boland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13A AYRE c Salerni b AshkenaziA AYRE c Salerni b AshkenaziA A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6A SHELLIE c Borrington b Ashkenazi. . . . . . . . . 2I WILLETT b Ashkenazi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0C MCKAY b Ashkenazi C MCKAY b Ashkenazi C MCKA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27N PERERA b Benbow. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40M DORIC not out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5Extras (14lb 3nb). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17Seven wickets for . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243Fall: 23, 41, 69, 75, 75, 127, 235Bowling: B Ashkenazi 18.5-3-50-4, C McCormick 26-12-41-1, J Wood 19-2-72-0, S Boland 14-6-29-1, J Benbow 12.1-4-25-1, M Gapes 3-1-11-0, D Elmi 3-2-1-0. Overs: 96.

GREENVALE KANGAROOS V MELBOURNEGREENVALE KANGAROOS V MELBOURNEGREENVAt GreenvaleGREENVALE KANGAROOS 1st Innings 243GREENVALE KANGAROOS 1st Innings 243GREENVMELBOURNE 1st InningsA KENT c Amin b Smillie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6M BROWN b Smillie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19M HILL b Adams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75S GOTCH c Dhindsa b Smillie. . . . . . . . . . . . . 98S HARPER c Adams b Dhindsa . . . . . . . . . . . . 67W PUCOVSKI retired hurt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5B MCDONALD not out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0Extras (3lb 1nb). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Five wickets (dec) for . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274Fall: 6, 37, 114, 222, 274Bowling: A Smillie 16-3-63-3, K Adams 17-2-62-1, R Dhindsa 4-0-36-1, S Tsonas Tsonas T 3-0-19-0, J Rosewarne 7-0-57-0, S Gautam 3-1-26-0, H Dearden 1-0-8-0Overs: 51GREENVALE KANGAROOS 2nd InningsGREENVALE KANGAROOS 2nd InningsGREENVH DEARDEN not out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103A AMIN c Kent b Koop. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39Z HUSSAIN not out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42Extras (4b 1nb) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5One wicket for . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189Fall: 51Bowling: C Tremain 13-0-59-0, J Coleman 5-0-30-0, J Koop 7-1-24-1, P Smith 6-1-24-0, B McDonald 11-1-30-0, M Hill 4-1-18-0. Overs: 46.Footscray Edgewater 203 D Kight 93 D Russ 79 IG Holland 4/35 BT Walsh 3/25 MD Topp Topp T 2/33 def by Ringwood 229 BT Walsh 54* DA King 43 JC Rushton 42 IG Holland 32 JM Freeman 31 JW Hart 6/82 J Sheppard 2/27 at Mervyn G Hughes Oval Monash Tigers 9/265(dec) DT Christian 87 CL White 47 MG Berryman 45 W Sheridan 29 N Lambden 7/65 def Casey-South Melbourne 68 DJ Pollock 25* DT Christian 5/15 AB Wise 2/13 and 74 BA Rose 30 AB Wise 6/22 DT Christian 3/23 at Central Reserve North Melbourne Uni 252 S Reid 49 HS Emms 49 JR Bett 34 MG Simpson 30 JG Martignago 25 SP Seymour 4/69 M Wilcox 2/57 def by Prahran 6/261 DJ Hussey 115 A Dhull 71 NM McNally 31* M Stafford 2/41 F Ahmed 2/62 at University Main Oval Fitzroy Doncaster 271 MP Frith 61 L Banthorpe 58 L Stockdale 41 JM Taylor Taylor T 4/56 SD Black 3/68 R Ninan 2/55 def Kingston Hawthorn 124 JM Taylor Taylor T46 R Ninan 25 A Perrin 5/29 SK Duckworth 2/31 T Lawford 2/40 and 7/133 M Goodier 39 JI Khan 26 SK Duckworth 2/18 A Perrin 2/27 GJ Maxwell 2/33at Schramms Reserve #1 St Kilda 280 L Mildenhall 103 B Baxter 80 J Muirhead 31 S Gribben 29* S Harbinson 4/41 JA

Hamilton 2/64 BT Smith 2/77 def Northcote 133S Harbinson 43* L Scammell 34 BT Smith 25 S Gribben 4/27 B Baxter 2/24 M Beer 2/39 and 2/78 S Harbinson 35* L Hassett 33 at Junction Oval Dandenong 175 T Donnell 90* B Forsyth 43 TJ Smyth 5/11 CA Stevenson 3/35 RN Sidebottom 2/56 def by Carlton 8/339(dec) T Buszard 53 J Borg 48 CA Stevenson 45* LJ McKenna 44 TJ Smyth 37 NJ Ross 25 J Nanopoulos 4/83 JM Butter�eld 2/56 and 1/20 at Shepley Oval Geelong 9/189(dec) E Vines 39 AJ Finch 31 LG Buchanan 30 HW Butterworth 27 WG Walker 3/64 SG O’Brien 2/50 def Camberwell Magpies 183 JP McNamara 50 MA Persson-Clark 29 D Moroney 3/24 D McGlinchey 3/44 LT Muller 3/56 and 7/151 JP Murphy 49* CM Thewlis 33 HW Butterworth 2/28 at Geelong Cricket Ground

PREMIER LOWER GRADES2nds: Foot Edge 9(dec)223 d Ring 165 (Campbell 65 Moorhouse 40 Hewet 4-43 Koch 4-22), Casey-SM 8(dec)351 (Had�eld 95 Eaton 86 Mills 65 Wallace 51 Benedek 39) d Monash Tigers 286 (Mulcahy 79 Chalkley 59 Weeks 45 Anderson 35 Mills 3-26 Glen 3-55), Melb Uni 6(dec)403 d Prah 175 (McGain 40 Jackson 36 Van Der Merwe 30no Reid 4-39 Dhuri 3-55) & 0-32, Fitz Donc 201 (Grace 50 Vardi 46 Best 5-51) d King Haw 200 (Kapoor 60), Green Kang 199 (Campbell 71 King 38 Lucas 32 Elliott 4-57) d Melb 173 (Middlin 46no Petricola 42 Waring 7-53), St Kilda 5-259 (Varadajaran 101 Manning 61) d Ncte 150, Ess 268 (Nankervis 120 Damjanovski 43 Tantsis-Hall Tantsis-Hall T 35 Brohier 3-23) d Frank Pen 186 (Ewing 44 Allen 32 Damjanovski 5-60), Carl 6(dec)343 (McCormick 169 Gilbert 69 Cassidy 3-75) d Dand 291 (Stanton 67 Swift 38 Crone 4-37 Seneviratne 3-88), Camb Mag 5-265 (Rowles 82 Lampard 76 Richardson 32no Alexander 3-65) d Geel 262.3rds: Ring 192 (Toohey (Toohey (T 58 Wigney 41 Qureshi 3-34 Jacotine 3-37) d Foot Edge 87 & 1-55, Monash Tigers 126 (Keast 44 Braid-Ball 5-33 Elliot 4-19) & 3(dec)117 (Adams 78no Braid-Ball 3-42) d Casey-SM 97 & 1-99 Wickramaratne 51no), Melb Uni 3-245 (Karageorgiou 116no Phelan 54 McIntosh 51no) d Prah 7(dec)225 (C Bricker 101 Sargeant 40), Fitz Donc 9-192 (Watts 37 Potter 33 Chappell 33) d King Haw 182 (Page 51 Sivakumaran 76 Shinwari 37), Green Kang 6-271 (Dosanjh 55 Sandy 78 H Dixit 66 Stingel 32) d Melb 187 (Benson 53d Thomson 30 Waldron 4-38 S Dixit 3-33), Ncte 8(dec)248 (March 75 O’Sullivan 54 Fowler 34 Hall 3-53) d St Kilda 153 (Davies 32no Brandon-Jones 3-27), Frank Pen 8-240 (Mann 86 O’Connor 34no Nandakumar 3-47 Shoesmith 3-53) drew Ess 8(dec)271 (Hunichen 65no Warren 44 Cotter 35 Crea 32 Barron-Toop Barron-Toop Barron-T 3-22), Carl 222 d Dand 91 (Wood 32no Millard 4-30 Money 3-38) & 9-178 (Boraston 53no Glenister 46 O’Sullivan 3-41), Geel 160 (Clapham 46no Goad 3-19 Burrill 3-19) & 6(dec)164 (Driver 73 Vallelonga 34 Goad 3-32) d Camb Mag 122 (Marnie 52 Pawha 31 Williams 4-26) & 6-142 (Elliott 36no North 3-19).4ths: Foot Edge 250 d Ring 242 (Peter-Budge 51 Haffenden 4-35 Ali 3-30), Monash Tigers 9(dec)340 & 1-41 d Casey-SM 146 (Shimmin 3-16), Melb Uni 190 (Weeks 46 Moscript 82 Kramersh 4-37 Stone 4-43) drew Prah 2-52, King Haw 9(dec)182 (Boyd 56 Eustance 3-14) & 0-28 d Fitz Donc 86 (Cuthbertson 4-20 Sivatnanam 3-14), Green Kang 220 (McShanag 54 Sutherland 45 T Thomson 32no Wiener 4-56) drew Melb 1-16, Ncte 9(dec)255 d St Kilda 216 (Deleena 100 Taylor Taylor T 53), Frank Pen 136 (Mayadunne 33 Camuncoli 5-21 Mitchell 3-25) d Ess 129 (Pisani 60 Cann 4-42 Gibbs 3-23), Dand 234 (Hanson 87 Amsterdam 38 Milne 4-45) drew Carl 7-229 (Syson 76 Mills 43no), Camb Mag 2-280 (Mays 128 Trapani 105) d Geel 273.Women 1sts: Dand v Prah (no play), EMP 4-85 (McIntyre 31) d Melb 56 (Courtnell 3-4 Strano 3-10). 2nds: Bri Dist 1-118 (Leggieri 65no) d Plenty Valley 116.

VSDCANORTH EAST 1st XI: Balwyn 9-283 (Murphy 106 Taylor Taylor T 55) v Noble Park, Preston 9-206 v Bayswater, Box Hill 86 v Brunswick 64 (Blake 5-15), Coburg 203 (Hollins 83) v Mt Waverley, Endeavour Hills 7-152 v Kew. 2nd XI: Balwyn 9-201 (Keily 74 Rolfe 5-48) v Noble Park, Bayswater 8-265 (Stranger 101 Nash 80) v Preston, Brunswick 8-236 (Davies 68) v Box Hill, Coburg 119 (Brook 5-25) v Mt Waverley 2-53, Endeavour Hills 84 (Andreasson 5-21) v Kew 2-137 (Andreasoon 66 Robbins 59).SOUTHWEST 1st XI: Williamstown 8-264 (Twentyman (Twentyman (T108no) v Sunshine, Melton 6-239 (Alexander 69) v Elsternwick, Ormond 9-354 (Harrison 156 Wild 120 Fernando 5-91) v Moorabbin, Yarraville 201 (Love 81 Hahnel 53) v Caul�eld 1-6, Oakleigh 8-182 (Splatt 60) v Altona, Brighton 9-283 (Clements 151 v Werribee, Hoppers Crossing 133 (Said 53 White 8-51). 2nd XI: Williamstown 7-220 (Mattison 91 Rainone 66) v Sunshine 2-3, Elsternwick 8-115 (Smith 53no Halfhide 5-28 v Melton 60 (Nagle 5-5), Yarraville 6-253 (Cornelius 82 McCrae 61) v Caul�eld, Oakleigh 7-296 (Ross 102 Price 70) v Altona, Werribee 5-265 (Burton 106 Palmer 80) v Brighton, Hoppers Crossing 101 (King 5-21) v Malvern 6-62, Moorabbin 6-286 v Ormond.NORTH WEST 3rd XI: Williamstown 2-189 (Blackney 99 Ball 66) v Sunshine 111 (Freeman 5-30), Roxburgh Park Broadmeadows 218 (Ebrahim 79 Sacher 5-79) v Melton, Ivanhoe 144 (Davies 6-11) v Plenty Valley 1-19, Yarraville 9-214 (Camelleri 50) v Preston, Altona 81 (Emerson 5-15 incl hat trick) v Brunswick 7-112, Hoppers Crossing 3-290 (Diaz 133 no Bennett 86) v Kew. 4th XI: Sunshine 73(Bannan 5-5) v Williamstown 32 & 1-8, Melton 3-91 v Roxburgh Park-Broadmeadows 128, Plenty Valley 2-45 v Ivanhoe 122, Yarraville 140 v Preston 2-19, Brunswick 1-101 (Blease 52) v Altona 40 (Senz 5-9), Werribee 210 (Gage 86no) v Coburg, Hoppers Crossing 218 v Kew .

BOWLSBOWLS VICTORIA - SATURDABOWLS VICTORIA - SATURDABOWLS VICTORIA - SA Y TURDAY TURDAMETROPOLITAN PENNANTMETROPOLITAN PENNANTMETROPOLITRound 7 Taylor Bowls Premier DivisionTaylor Bowls Premier DivisionT

W L D Up Dn PtsMentone 6 1 0 91 - 93Melbourne 5 2 0 88 - 84Clayton 4 2 1 100 - 77Altona 4 3 0 113 - 76Yarra/Foots 4 2 1 - 12 72Essendon 4 3 0 33 - 70Bundoora RSL 3 4 0 53 - 65Mitcham 3 4 0 - 58 58Brighton 1 6 0 - 226 25MCC Kew Sports 0 7 0 - 182 10

Altona 2-82 lost to Clayton 16-89B Foley 31 d D Benwell 14, N Rennex 16 lost to L Garlick-Adams 20, S Fordham 15 lost to A Wilson 26, B Peck 20 lost to A Forsyth 29.

Brighton 16-80 d MCC Kew Sports 2-72J Fourie 8 lost to R Kopcewicz 35, G Maskell 21 d S Said 13, D Shaw 28 d S Collett 6, D Lawrence 23d R Jansen 18.

Melbourne 4-68 lost to Mentone 14-69S Mortimer 19 D A Rowan 19, B Leighton 20 D D Rushton 20, B Martin 15 d B McCallum 14, M McMahon 14 lost to D Jones 16.

Mitcham 16-78 d Essendon 2-67B Thomason 21 d A Flapper 12, S Milsted 14 lost to P Loe 19, B Ward 24 d N Wilson 23, R Shaw 19 d L Schraner 13.

Yarraville Foots 15-81 d Bundoora RSL 3-72Yarraville Foots 15-81 d Bundoora RSL 3-72YW Roberts 24 d B Spurr 14, C Ball 21 d A Galloway 14, N Murray 18 lost to J Corless 26, J Pierce 18 D L Aiello 18.

Div 1 Sec 1: Cheltenham 4-61 Mentone (2) 14-77, Hampton Park 18-93 Brighton (2) 0-45, Burwood District 4-93 MCC 14-94, Edithvale 0-60 Coatesville 18-92, Burden Park 4-75 St Kilda 14-78. Sec 2: Ringwood 18-91 Croydon 0-56, Armadale 15-76 Heathmont 3-60, Fitzroy Victoria 16-92 Upwey-Tecoma Tecoma T 2-62, Glen Waverley 4-66 Mulgrave CC 14-79.

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Glenroy 5 1 1 100 - 92Deer Park 5 2 - 128 - 88Essendon (2) 4 2 1 40 - 79Melton 5 2 - 58 - 78Altona Sports 4 3 - - 1 72Moonee Valley 4 3 - 9 - 69Werribee 2 5 - 13 - 53Preston/Reservoir 3 4 - - 78 47Altona (2) 1 6 - - 112 29Moonee Ponds 1 6 - - 157 23Glenroy 4-81 Altona (2) 14-88, Deer Park 16-111 Altona Sports 2-69, Melton 16-81 Preston-Reservoir 2-71, Essendon (2) 16-94 Moonee Ponds 2-68, Moonee Valley 10-79 Werribee 8-79.Div 1 Sec 4: Kingsbury 14-103 Lilydale 4-66, Donvale 16-88 Lalor 2-61, Hurstbridge 4-73 Ivanhoe 14-78, Yarra Glen 16-86 Whittlesea 2-68, Eltham 6-78 Bundoora RSL (2) 12-80.Div 2-Sec 1: Mari Pk (1) 4-78 Keil (1) 14-90, Rosam (1) 14-80 Rich Uni (1) 4-79, Will (1) 4-68 Port Melb (1) 14-81, Melton (2) 2-68 Yarra/Foot (2) 16-99, Flem/Kens (1) 14-80 Hopp (1) 4-72. Sec 2: Yarra/Foot (3) 2-60 Sunb (1) 16-84, Lal (2) 14-91 Buck Pk(1) 2-71, Moon Val (2) 2-81 Glenr (2) 16-87, Broad (1) 2-81 Fitz Vic (2) 16-89, W Cob (1) 18-95 Craig (1) 0-61. Sec 3: Rosan (1) 18-95 Elth (2) 0-51, Diam Ck (1) 16-115 Heid Golf (1) 2-47, Rich Uni (2) 2-76Dare C (1) 16-96, Montm (1) 14-85 Ivan (2) 4-82, Green (1) 4-84 Bund RSL (3) 14-87. Sec 4: Warb (1) 14-81 Black (1) 4-66, Fern Gul (1) 16-88 Yarr Glen (2) 2-71, Donv (2) 4-79 Chirn Pk (1) 14-82, Moorool (1) 2-76 Montm (2) 16-82, Bays (1) 16-89 Croy (2) 2-64. Sec 5: Heath Rec (1) 4-77 Aub (1) 14-78, Heathm (2) 18-92 Monb (1) 0-74, Verm Sth (1) 16-92 Ash (1) 2-70, Mt Wav (1) 2-60 Ber (1) 16-81, Black (2) 2-71 Mitch (2) 16-108. Sec 6: Pak (1) 14-78 Nob Pk (1) 4-68, Keys (1) 16-96 S Oak (1) 2-58, Ber (2) 4-66 Mt Wav (2) 14-68, Clay (2) 14-90 Cran (1) 4-70, Verm Sth (2) 16-92 Fern Gul (2) 2-58. Sec 7: Bent (1) 15-89 Melb (3) 3-78, Caul Pk Alma (1) 18-108 Elst Clb (1) 0-65, Alb Pk (1) 6-77 Mid Pk (1) 12-79, Hamp (1) 16-88 Glen E-McK (1) 2-75, Elst Pk (1) 17-88 Beau (1) 1-68. Sec 8: Ment (3) 18-109 Cran RSL (1) 0-61, Elst Clb (2) 2-72 Edith (2) 16-81, Nar War (1) 3-63 Mord (1) 15-98, Burd Pk (2) 2-75 Mulg CC (2) 16-91, Ber (3) 14-84 Pak (2) 4-63.Div 3-Sec 1: Hopp (2) 2-64 Deer Pk (2) 16-95, Foots Pk (1) 2-64 Alt (3) 16-82, Moon Pds (2) 4-77 SunsC (1) 14-89, W’bee (2) 16-86 Suns VRI (1) 2-69, Strath (1) 14-88 New (1) 4-74. Sec 2: Buck Pk (2) 18-88 W’bee (3) 0-64, Bruns (1) 18-116 W Cob (2) 0-48, Aber CBC (1) 5-76 Yarra/Foot (4) 13-78, Sunb (2) 16-98 Strath (2) 2-67. Sec 3: Whitt (2) 14-73Fair (1) 4-70, Lal (3) 2-65 Hurst (2) 16-89, E Ivan (1) 4-73 MCC (3) 14-87, Epp RSL (1) 16-77 MCC Kew Sports (2) 2-72, C of Heid (1) 16-89 Kings (2) 2-82. Sec 4: Donc (1) 17-93 Moorool (2) 1-48, Lily (2) 18-124 Heals (1) 0-57, Rich Uni (3) 18-98 BurwDist (2) 0-60, Toor (1) 18-110 Grey (1) 0-50, Bor (1) Dist (2) 0-60, Toor (1) 18-110 Grey (1) 0-50, Bor (1) Dist (2) 0-60, T4-73 Mitch (3) 14-77. Sec 5: Box H RSL (1) 1-62 Bor (2) 17-86, Ring (2) 18-120 Donc (2) 0-49, Mulg CC (3) 11-73 Camb Cent (1) 7-73, N Bal (1) 16-88 Black (3) 2-69, East Glf (1) 15-82 Burw Dist (3) 3-64. Sec 6: Card Waters (1) 15-78 Wav Glf (1) 3-67, Donc (3) 15-94 Mulg CC (4) 3-84, Glen Wav (2) 4-68 Oak (1) 14-69, Cran (2) 15-79 Ber (4) 3-78, Dand Clb (1) 14-73 Clay (3) 4-70. Sec 7: Hamp Park (2) 3-68 Arma (2) 15-82, Cran (3) 4-71 Caul Pk Alma (2) 14-86, Chad (1) 2-67 Moorab (1) 16-91, Hamp RSL (1) 14-93Chelt (2) 4-74, Sand (1) 16-110 Carr (1) 2-66. Sec 8:Bright (3) 16-93 Bent (2) 2-64, Arma (3) 14-86 Murr Pk (1) 4-68, Chelt (3) 12-70 SOC (1) 6-68, Coates (2)

4-69 St Kil (2) 14-83, Clay (4) 2-69 Hamp (2) 16-81.Div 4-Sec 1: Suns RSL (1) 6-83 Melton (3) 12-87, Alt (4) 16-84 Alt North (1) 2-60, Hopp (3) 2-69 W’bee (4) 16-102, Will (2) 18-98 St. Albans (1) 0-78, City of Melb (1) 18-94 Mari Pk (2) 0-64. Sec 2: Ess (4) 12-74 Glad Pk (1) 6-67, Craig (2) 18-86 Moon Val (3) 0-66, Pres-Res (2) 14-92 Dout Gal (1) 4-76, W’bee (5) 16-102 Lal (4) 2-65, Glenr (3) 16-74 Aber (1) 2-64. Sec 3: Rosan (2) 18-124 Moon Pds (3) 0-41, Dare C (2) 2-65 Montm (3) 16-91, Alph (1) 16-83 YVal CC (1) 2-53, Ivan (3) 1-73 Diam Ck (2) 17-88. Sec 4: Montm (4) 2-67 Heathm (3) 16-82, Temp Temp T (1) 0-56 Heath Rec (2) 18-95, Ring (3) 2-83 Bays (2) 16-84, Moorool (3) 2-74 Box H RSL (2) 16-79, Chirn Pk (2) 2-67 Donv (3) 16-85. Sec 5: Heathm (4) 14-85 Fern Gul (3) 4-56, Monb (2) 18-100 Warb (2) 0-62, Up Tec Tec T (2) 16-107 Yarr Glen (3) 2-59, Chirn Pk (3) 18-94 Glen Wav (3) 0-61, Lily (3) 14-79 Moorool (4) 4-73. Sec 6: St Kil (3) 2-67 Mal (1) 16-82, Ash (2) 6-75 Dand Clb (2) 12-77, Benn (1) 2-67 Mid Pk (2) 16-119, Mulg CC (5) 16-72 Verm Sth (3) 2-69, S Oak (2) 18-84 Hawth (1) 0-69. Sec 7: Ber (5) 3-67 Park (1) 15-86, Beau (2) 18-103 Mulg CC (6) 0-53, Nob Pk (2) 1-73 Nar War (2) 17-97, Murr (1) 18-87 Keys (2) 0-62. Sec 8: Edith (3) 16-84 Mord (2) 2-61, Chels (1) 16-94 Arma (4) 2-56, Blk Rk (1) 18-127 HampRSL (2) 0-53.Div 5-Sec 1: Yarra/Foot Yarra/Foot Y (5) 18-87 Lav (1) 0-64, SunsC (2) 16-86 Buck Pk (3) 2-79, Keil (3) 16-86 Will(3) 2-70, Alt Sports (2) 14-78 Sunb (3) 4-59, DeerPk (3) 18-121 Hopp (4) 0-59. Sec 2: Prin Pk Carlton(1) 14-83 Flem/Kens (2) 4-71, Fawk (1) 2-53 Strath(3) 16-94, Broad (2) 4-84 Glad Pk (2) 14-85, Ess(5) 14-89 Keil (4) 4-77, Sunb (4) 4-64 Aber CBC (2)14-86. Sec 3: Thorn (1) 4-76 Whitt (3) 14-82, Kings(3) 18-117 C of Heid (2) 0-58, Heid Golf (2) 9-78Green (3) 9-78, Elth (3) 4-76 Pres-Res (3) 14-77, Keil(5) 0-60 Bund RSL (5) 18-101. Sec 4: Verm Sth (4)18-99 Black North (1) 0-58, Donv (4) 2-74 Croy (3) 16-86, Mitch (4) 4-73 Ring (4) 14-81, Fitz Vic (3) 18-94 Heathm (5) 0-63, E Ivan (2) 4-76 N Bal (2)14-81. Sec 5: Lily (4) 17-88 Ring (5) 1-64, Bor (3) 14-79 MCC (6) 4-77, Mt Wav (3) 3-62 N Bal (3) 15-81, Heathm (6) 2-57 Cockatoo (1) 16-78, Bays (3) 14-99 Heath Rec (3) 4-64. Sec 6: Oak (2) 4-73 Pak(3) 14-80, Mt Wav (4) 0-60 Chad (2) 18-90, Nob Pk(3) 14-81 Ber (6) 4-69, Wav Glf (2) 2-57 Burd Pk (3) 16-82. Sec 7: Glen E-McK (2) 18-116 Cran (4) 0-56,MCC Kew Sports (3) 16-83 Cran RSL (2) 2-78, Benn(2) 6-75 Sand (2) 12-82, Hamp (3) 16-111 Clay (5)2-55, Ment (4) 8-77 Coates (3) 10-77. Sec 8: RichUni (4) 15-83 Caul Pk Alma (3) 3-79, Aub (2) 15-82Chelt (5) 3-58, Moorab (2) 18-128 Elst Pk (2) 0-48,Alb Pk (2) 18-97 High (1) 0-57.Div 6-Sec 1: W’bee (6) 18-92 Rosam (2) 0-65, Melton (4) 16-86 Port Melb (2) 2-58, St. Albans (2) 16-98 Hopp (5) 2-62, Yarra/Foot (6) 3-71 Pt Cook Vill (1) 15-73, Alt (5) 14-83 City of Melb (2) 4-77. Sec 2:Bruns (2) 14-115 Glenr (4) 4-63, Strath (4) 16-97 Alt (6) 2-63, Aber CBC (3) 17-97 Moon Val (4) 1-78, Hopp (6) 18-120 W Cob (3) 0-51, Aber (2) 2-70 Buck Pk (4) 16-88. Sec 3: Hurst (3) 6-76 Whitt (4) 12-81, Diam Ck (3) 2-68 Epp RSL (2) 16-74, Whitt (5) 2-81 Elth (4) 16-93, Ivan (4) 17-78 Rosan (3) 1-70. Sec 4: Montm (5) 2-60 Fitz Vic (4) 16-93, Grey (2) 4-76 Chirn Pk (4) 14-81, Whitt (6) 18-96 Box H RSL (3) 0-57, Alph (2) 14-75 Temp Temp T (2) 4-74, Black (4) 16-85 Donc (5) 2-62. Sec 5: Mulg CC (8) 14-88 East Glf (2) 4-75, Yarr Glen (4) 0-0 Lily (5) 18-15, Croy (4) 16-100 Chirn Pk (5) 2-63, Heath Rec (4) 16-87 Moorool (5) 2-66, Heals (2) 16-87 Montm (6) 2-54. Sec 6: Fern Gul (4) 18-132 East Glf (3) 0-54, Mulg CC (9) 16-95 Keys (3) 2-78, Will Lod (1) 16-76 Ring (6) 2-70, Heath Rec (5) 14-82 Verm Sth (5) 4-79, Nar War (3) 16-83 Hamp Park (3) 2-67. Sec 7: Glen E-McK (3) 2-71 Ash (3) 16-98, Mal (2) 2-63 MCCKew Sports (4) 16-81, Ber (7) 17-120 Aub (3) 1-49, Camb Cent (2) 16-84 Alb Pk (3) 2-70, Arma (5) 0-58 Bent (3) 18-104. Sec 8: Edith (4) 16-94 Mord (3) 2-72, Caul Pk Alma (4) 16-101 Hamp (4) 2-68, Melb (4) 14-97 Arma (6) 4-73, Park (2) 14-84 Ment (5) 4-78, Elst Clb (4) 2-77 Chels (2) 16-91.


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Kilmore will play in the Northern Football League from 2016 a�er AFL Victoria approved its request to leave the Riddell District Football Netball League.

�e Blues applied in September to leave the RDFNL and join the NFL from next season to ensure the club’s survival.

�e RDFNL rejected the move and it was le� to AFL Victoria to make the �nal decision.

Blues president Dave Milne had said previously the club wouldn’t survive if it remained in the RDFNL.

“Everyone is rapt,” he said last week. “We were hoping the decision would

go our way but you learn not to expect anything.

“It was our �rst training session of the pre-season [on the day the decision was announced], so it was a jubilant a�air.”

Milne said the decision meant the club could now start planning for next season.

For the full story, including comments from both leagues, go to www.starweekly.com.au/sports

Blues’ switch gets the okay

Bats work hard to put it all together�ere’s plenty of positive signs for the Plenty Valley women’s Premier Cricket side.

�e Bats sit on the bottom of the table without a win a�er seven rounds but captain Kirsty Lamb says it isn’t all doom and gloom.

“Each week there’s positives to take out of the games,” Lamb said.

“�e biggest problem is not putting all three parts of the game together as a collective.”

�e Bats have been making their biggest improvements in the batting department.

“Most weeks we are making a score,” Lamb said. “We have worked hard on not losing early wickets like we have in recent years.

“Now it’s about the lack of partnerships towards the end of the innings.”

Lamb says the bowling hasn’t been as bad as it looks, despite taking only 13 wickets in six games.

“We haven’t been able to break partnerships,” she said. “We are creating lots of chances with the ball but not taking them.

“�ere’s been some really good days from the bowlers but we’re not working hard enough in the �eld and backing them up.”

Lamb is in her second year as captain and the Victorian representative is relishing it.

“I enjoy the captaincy,” she said. “�e captaincy makes me think about everyone else and what has to happen next in the game.

“We are still building and trying to develop. Last game I had two 14-year-olds and two 17-year-olds in the team.”

Lamb said the team had bene�ted from the experience of English players Danni Wyatt and Lara Cro�s.

“It has been massive and they are both very talented and help give us an extra edge,” she

said. “�ey bring quality to training and help giving knowledge to the younger girls.

“�ey set the tone … everyone can see what it is like to play cricket professionally.”

�e Bats endured a disappointing result on Sunday, with Box Hill easily winning.

Missing Lamb and Wyatt, who were playing for the Victorian team, the Bats made a measly 8-58 o� their 20 overs on a di�cult pitch. Kiara Jones top-scored with 13.

In reply, Box Hill reached the target with nine wickets and nearly seven overs to spare.

�e Bats’ men didn’t take to the �eld as their sub-district match against Ivanhoe didn’t go ahead due to a wet pitch and �eld.

�e teams will play a one-day match this Saturday.

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Megan Sawbridgeworth, Matilda Bowsen, Georgia Cully and Skye Healy have all picked up the bat and ball. (Damian Visentini)

Local cricket is slowly growing its female pro�le as Westmeadows �elds its �rst girls’ cricket side.

�e team is playing in the North West Metropolitan Cricket Association, which along with Cricket Victoria, puts on a free girls competition on Monday nights at Fairburn Park, Ascot Vale.

�e competition, for girls between 10 and 14, gives every player the chance to bat and bowl, and caters for clubs that may not have the full eight players to form a team.

�e Warriors currently have four con�rmed players and are looking for more girls to join.

Warriors’ juniors co-ordinator Dean Burgess said he hoped the girls’ team would be the start of a new direction for the club. “It’s the �rst foundation to establish a women’s team in the next couple of years,” he said.

Burgess said girls wanting to play didn’t have to have any experience. �e team plays Mondays and trains Wednesday nights. Equipment and uniforms are supplied. �e team has a coach and team manager.

“We thought if we are going to do it, we will make sure we will do it properly,” Burgess said. “Wendy Davis … has put her hand up to coach the girls team. Having a female coach gives the girls someone they can relate to.”

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Girls at the cutting edge

By Tara Murray

Mernda got its �rst win of the season in Diamond Valley Cricket’s Barclay Shield on Saturday.

�ey reached a target of 163 with three wickets and �ve overs to spare to beat Bundoora United at Waterview Reserve South.

�e result eased the pressure on Mernda in the club’s �rst season back in the top division.

“It’s been pretty tough but it’s also been a good start,” coach Jamie Davis said.

“It hasn’t been too big a step up in competition . . . [but] having a couple of players out with injury has made it harder.

“�e challenge is there and if we play our best we can be competitive in this competition.”

Mernda’s win over Bundoora followed two �rst-innings losses and an outright loss.

“We were pretty con�dent that if we executed what we talked about we could get the job done,” Davis said.

“We batted well and batted for time, which we haven’t been able to do so far this season. We were 0-80 before we lost a couple of wickets in the middle of the innings.

“It’s always good to start like that and makes it di�cult for the bowlers looking down at a score of 0-80.”

Ashley Williams top-scored with 41, while fellow opener Callum Dean made 25.

Davis said the performance with the bat backed up the bowling performance on day one of the match the week before.

“Our batting and bowling were the best since last year,” Davis said.

“It’s a good start to the game. We won the toss and elected to bowl which doesn’t happen o�en.

“We thought we’d back ourselves and we’d have been happy to restrict them to 140 or 150.”

�is week, Mernda plays Bundoora, who lost to Riverside on Saturday.

Chasing just 121, Bundoora was bowled out for 103, with only three players reaching double �gures.

Like Mernda, they’ve only won one match for the year.

In other matches, Epping lost outright to Macleod, its �rst defeat of the season.

A�er making just 52 in its �rst innings on day one, Epping had already conceded �rst-innings points a�er Macleod made 97.

Epping made 136 in the second innings,

Mernda breaks its duck

Ashley Williams top-scored with 41 for Mernda against Bundoora United. (Damian Visentini)

leaving Macleod with a target of 92 for the outright.

�ey �nished on 5-93, on the back of an unbeaten 41 by opener Richard Johnson.

�e match between Research Eltham

Collegians and Rosanna �nished in a tie a�er both made 224.

In other matches, Diamond Creek beat Old Paradians/St Francis and Lower Eltham beat Plenty.

‘‘ If we play our best we can be competitive in this competition ’’ - Jamie Davis

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Draft hopeful gets close to his dreamIf you’d told Tyrone Leonardis at the start of last season he was a chance of being dra�ed to the AFL, he wouldn’t have believed you.

Although the AFL has been his lifetime dream, he didn’t actually think it could happen.

“I thought I’d play a couple of games for the Northern Knights and that would be it,” Leonardis said last week.

“Everything sort of fell into place and I ended up playing for Vic Metro and was invited to the dra� combine.

“I couldn’t have asked for anything more.”Leonardis said the biggest di�erence in his

game last season was that he backed his own ability a lot more.

“My con�dence is the biggest change, 100 per cent,” he said. “I was con�dent I could take on players and I do anything I set my mind to.

“�ere was con�dence from the boys and the coaches that I could take the game on using my

speed and agility and my con�dence grew and grew.”

�at con�dence grew even further when Vic Metro selected Leonardis for the under-18 national carnival.

“I was invited to training but hurt my �nger at the �rst training session,” Leonardis said.

“�ey could have cut me as I missed all the trial games, but they didn’t.

“What else would you want to be doing other than going to Perth and Adelaide to play football?

“I don’t know where I’d be now if I’d been cut.”

Leonardis was one of the standouts at the dra� combine in October.

“I couldn’t have asked for more,” he said. “�e skills testing and the goalkicking went really well.”

�e Bundoora resident, who models his

game on Hawthorn premiership-winning players Grant Birchall and Isaac Smith, said the most di�cult part recently had been the six weeks of waiting since the dra� combine.

He said he and fellow Knights dra� hopefuls Jade Gresham, Darcy MacPherson and Brayden Fiorini would catch up on dra� day this week.

“I’m pretty nervous,” he said. “I don’t think it’s hit me yet that it’s real. It’s always been my dream.

“Clubs spoke to me before and at the combine.

“I’m con�dent it will happen but it may not . . . hopefully I get an opportunity.”

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Tyrone Leonardis at the AFL draft combine. (Scott Barbour/Getty Images)

By Tara Murray

Having dreamt of an AFL career for as long as he can remember, Nick O’Kearney and his family decided to take a few weeks out to relax before this week’s AFL dra� day.

�e Calder Cannons’ mid�elder and family planned a holiday to Bali between the end of the footy season and now.

Returning to Melbourne last Sunday, O’Kearney was in luck getting back in time for the dra�, his �ight was the �rst scheduled a�er volcanic ash clouds caused hundreds of aeroplanes to be grounded in recent weeks.

His parents weren’t so lucky; they found themselves stuck on the Indonesian island for a bit longer.

“I’m at home by myself, waiting for mum and dad to get home from Bali,” O’Kearney said last Tuesday. “Here in Melbourne, the dra� is at the forefront of my mind.

Cannon shoots for the topNick O’Kearney is back from a break ready for this week’s AFL dream-maker draft. (Shawn Smits)

“You don’t have to think about it while you are over there. I think it has made the process easier getting away from it all.”

For the past 12 months, O’Kearney has been waiting for this week’s dra�.

O’Kearney won the Cannons’ best and fairest award last year as a bottom age player, and watched as several teammates were dra�ed.

Nine Cannons’ players from last year’s list were dra�ed, including two from O’Kearney’s junior club Keilor. Another two Keilor players who played for Western Jets were also picked.

“I suppose it has been a little bit of waiting for it to happen,” O’Kearney said. “We had a lot of boys get dra�ed and you sort of look up to them. I then saw some of them play AFL.

“I still had to play good footy this year. It’s something I’ve been working on for a long time.”

Having such a dominant last season, O’Kearney found this year somewhat

challenging, as he juggled TAC Cup and Vic Metro commitments as well as taking part in the AIS scholarship program.

“�is year was certainly di�erent from last year with the Cannons.

“I had three to four commitments this season and had to combine it all. You have to adapt week in and week out. One week, I was with the Cannons, and the next week, I was playing with Vic Metro.

“It certainly made me a better footballer.”O’Kearney knows anything can happen at

dra� time, but has already bene�ted from the chance to train with two AFL clubs.

“I have no idea where things will fall,” he said. “I was lucky enough to train with Richmond in December and with Essendon in January.

“It helps fast track you and is a real eye-opener, if you want to follow that career.

“It’s an insight into what the players put in. It’s been my dream for as long as I can remember.”

A quick look at some of the local players who may be picked up in the AFL national draft in Adelaide on November 24 and the rookie draft on November 27.

Jade Gresham (Knights) The mid�elder didn’t put a foot wrong all last season and appears on track to be drafted in the top 20. He’s a ball-winner with some of the best skills in the TAC Cup.

Tyrone Leonardis (Knights)Surprised a few people, himself included, with his improvement last season. Can play multiple positions and tested well at the draft combine.

Brayden Fiorini (Knights)Averaged more than 30 possessions a game in the TAC Cup last season.

Brayden Sier (Knights)Not on many draft lists, but the Western Bulldogs saw something they like in him and invited him to train with them in the lead-up to the drafts. Played two games for the Knights last season and is seen as more of a rookie chance.

Darcy MacPherson (Knights)Son of former Western Bulldogs player Stephen MacPherson but the Bulldogs didn’t nominate him under the father-son rule. Missed the �rst half of 2015 through injury but has shown enough to suggest he can make it.

Nick O’Kearney (Cannons)Was on the radar of clubs last year as a standout bottom-ager in the TAC Cup. Not as consistent in 2015, but has the skills and the brains to become a �xture in an AFL mid�eld.

Callum Moore (Cannons)A key position prospect who can play forward and has been shown to be handy in the ruck. Can kick bags of goals and played for Vic Metro at the National Carnival.

Tom Wallis (Cannons)The son of Dean Wallis and seems destined to go to Essendon under the father-son rule.

Hisham Kerbatieh (Cannons)An excitement machine who added consistency to his game last season. Is determined to get to the AFL and has worked hard to get noticed.

To �nd out whether the draft hopefuls have found an AFL home, check out starweekly.com.au/sports

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